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Filibuster use in civil rights measures

The historical use of the filibuster to block civil rights measures in the Senate.

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Which individual members of Congress from former Confederate states voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (full roll call)?

The cleared Congress after hard-fought votes in the (73–27) and the (roughly 289–126), overcoming a Southern-led in the Senate and significant regional opposition in the House . The complete, individu...